About block 938,156
Bitcoin block 938,156 was mined by Foundry USA on February 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 938,155. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,428 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0251 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1501 BTC for this block.
Block 938,156 is number 717 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,299 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,844 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,548 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.